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In 1862, Lucie Duff Gordon left her husband and three children in
England and settled in Egypt, where she remained for the rest of
her short life. Seeking respite from her tuberculosis in the dry
air, she moved into a ramshackle house above a temple in Luxor, and
soon became an indispensable member of the community. Setting up a
hospital in her home, she welcomed all - from slaves to local
leaders. Her humane, open-minded voice shines across the centuries
through these letters - witty, life-affirming, joyous,
self-deprecating and utterly enchanted by her Arab neighbours.
Lucie Duff Gordon (1821 1869) was a translator and travel writer.
Forced to leave England in 1851 due to tuberculosis, she went first
to South Africa and then to Egypt. Her letters home were published,
with considerable success. She writes with great feeling about the
ordinary life of the Egyptians: her interest in and sympathy with
them is clear, and her great affection for them led to criticism of
the derogatory way in which many western visitors regarded them.
But she was also highly critical of the effects of western
influence on them, and her comments about the Suez Canal project
and new railroads being achieved by forced labour and high taxes
were not well received: some of her political opinions were removed
from subsequent editions. This volume, first published in 1865, was
edited by her mother, also a writer, and covers the years 1862
1865, including her voyage out.
Lucie Duff Gordon (1821 1869) was a translator and travel writer.
Forced to leave England in 1851 due to tuberculosis, she went first
to South Africa and then to Egypt. Her letters home were published
with considerable success. She writes with great feeling about the
ordinary life of the Egyptians: her interest in and sympathy with
them is clear, and her affection for them led her to criticise the
derogatory way in which many western visitors regarded them. This
second, posthumous volume (the first, Letters from Egypt, 1863-65,
is also reissued in this series) contains not only the letters from
the latter half of her time in Egypt, but also her letters from the
Cape, and a memoir by her daughter, Janet Ross.
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Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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